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Apal-factory or home built and how to tell ?
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:17 am
by Philblack
Dear Fellow Enthusiasts.
I have bought an Apal speedster replica and was wondering whether Apals were constructed in a factory, home built or both. Is it possible to tell which mine was ?
It has an Apal chassis plate and number and seems to be well constructed on a late 70s Beetle chassis (disc brakes and so-called IRS )
Thanks,
Phillip
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:02 pm
by mdmax72
Hi Phillip
congrats on your purchase, cant really help if they did self / factory builds. If its got a Apal chassis plate maybe its a factory build, I'm sure Helen on here had a Apal speedster maybe she could help.
Post a few pictures
Rich
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:12 am
by Philblack
No Apal owners out there who know about the cars' build history ?
Phillip
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:10 pm
by 210bhp
Phillip
You need to pm pmjt on here. He will be able to tell you all you want to know.
Regards
Mike
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:13 am
by pmjt
Hi - just caught up with the thread - which Apal did you buy?
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:21 am
by louis356
Hi Hope you love your car.
I think they were home built and 'factory' in the UK by a company called TPC in Norfolk (I think) but they will have a build plate in the front boot next to the petrol tank with their build number on it.
I might have a copy of their brochure somewhere and I'll have a look.
I presume that they built them at the real Apal factory also
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:48 am
by Philblack
The Chassis no. is CMJ 136 built perhaps in 1982. Car was imported from the USA into Australia.PO purchased it from Sydney dealer and had it transported to Western Australia.[/img]
Apal kit
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:00 pm
by 356
Apal built them in the factory and kit form , i have shortened a floor pan for a Apal body and fitted the body many years ago
TPC were in Stratford upon avon , avenue farm , birmingham rd when in business the last i heard must of moved from Norfolk ,
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:02 pm
by kitchens
Did a Google search TPC Stratford upon Avon and nothing found ,other than some one is selling a Speedster brochure on e-bay from that company ,may be of interest to you
tpc
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:40 pm
by 356
kitchens wrote:Did a Google search TPC Stratford upon Avon and nothing found ,other than some one is selling a Speedster brochure on e-bay from that company ,may be of interest to you
When my workshop was in stratford i had a customer come in a pink tpc speedster would told me how he brought it from there ,
May be they were just agents ?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:12 am
by Philblack
The car is LHD so I assume that if factory built it would have come from Belgium ?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:28 am
by pmjt
Sorry - my experience was limited to one RHD Apal Speedster I owned. As I understood it *very* few were factory assembled being targeted at the home builder taking a Beetle and grafting the shell onto it.
Enjoy your car - I had a lot more fun in mine that I did in my RHD Speedster
P